Hydroelectric Dams Take Massive Toll on Biodiversity
Hydroelectric dams bring massive consequences in terms of biodiversity loss, according to a new study tracking the results of a dam constructed in the Brazilian Amazon. “Previous studies have shown...
Florida’s Imperiled Species Plan Updated
Florida has been a hotbed of conservation activity lately, with bats, panthers and black bears all making recent headlines. Now, 57 more of the state’s imperiled species are getting their...
Salamanders Change Habitat Use With Prescribed Fires
Some salamanders may change the way they use habitat as trees are burned, thinned out or restored to historical oak savanna conditions, according to a new study. “There’s really not...
Forest Carnivore Project: Wild Cam Series
With the Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) currently under review for a listing decision under the Endangered Species Act, researchers are working to obtain scientific knowledge about this...
DNA Reveals Major Ivory Poaching Hotspots
While most anti-poaching efforts for elephants have focused on curbing demand of illegal ivory products, a recent study went straight to the source — poaching hotspots in Africa. In the...
Geese Management Protects Sensitive Vegetation in N.J.
The Maurice River and tributaries in Cumberland County, New Jersey represent an important tidal freshwater habitat for critical emergent vegetation and migrating birds. This vegetation — including wild rice (Zizania...
Threatened Desert Tortoises Good at Weathering Wildfires
The wildfires occurring with increasing frequency in the Mojave Desert don’t have much of an effect on desert tortoises, according to new research. “The thing about tortoises is they’re resilient...
Conserving Forest Biological Diversity – from The Wildlife Professional
From the summer 2015 issue of The Wildlife Professional How the Montreal Process Helps Achieve Sustainability Forests support a variety of ecosystems, species and genes — collectively referred to as...
House Cats Avoid Coyote Haunts: Wild Cam Series
There’s a trick to conserving nine lives, and a new camera trap study shows that it may involve domestic felines having prudence when it comes to keeping out of coyote...
